Weapons Amnesty

/in News /by Andrew Martin

We’re holding a weapons amnesty next week allowing people to hand in knives and other items without being prosecuted.

As well as knives, the amnesty will cover items such as knuckledusters, extendable batons, curved swords and zombie knives that have been made illegal to own.

The week-long amnesty will include bins at Cambourne Police Station on Tuesday (14 May) from 7am until 4pm, Histon Police Station on Wednesday (15 May) from 10am until 12pm and Sawston Police Station from 10am until 12pm.

The weapons amnesty forms part of the national ‘Operation Sceptre’ knife crime week of action. It will also include extra police patrols in ‘hotspot’ areas, targeting those believed to be carrying knives, work in schools and with retailers who sell knives.

For more information on the amnesty you can visit our website.

Kind regards,

Tim Goddard

Communications officer

WalktheWalk Fund Raising at the Village Hall

/in News /by Andrew Martin

On Saturday 11th May Barton Village Hall

10.30am-4.30pm

Sarah Pitchford (ex-Chair of Barton PC and Tina Lewis) are holding a fund-raising event which supports breast cancer research and education (walkthewalk.org).  in June, both Sarah and Tina will be doing a marathon Moonwalk in Iceland. As part of their fundraising activities and accompanied by the sound of bells at St Peter’s Church Barton, refreshments will be served throughout the day, offering teas, coffee and cake. A ploughman’s can also be served but must be booked beforehand with Sarah Pitchford on 07816495590. There will also be the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets, and this will be drawn on the day at 4pm

At 11:00 and again at 13:00 Bellringers from St Martin’s Guild in Birmingham and Cambridge will be ringing two quarter peals. This consists of at least 1250 changes over a 45-minute period. There are six bells at St. Peter’s Church: the tenor weighing 10CWT and the oldest bell dating from 1608.  Change ringing has been part of British culture for hundreds of years.

Join us for this wonderful celebration.

If you would like to donate towards the quarter peals, to commemorate an event within your own family, be it a wedding, anniversary, birthday or to commemorate a loved one, please contact Sarah Pitchford 07816 495590.  All quarter peels are recorded on the national bell board register so there will be a lasting record for your family.

Thank you for your support

Sarah Pitchford & Tina Lewis

Walk the Walk

Walk the Walk

Anthony Browne Road Survey

/in News /by Andrew Martin

Our local MP Anthony Browne, has posted a survey about local roads. Details of his message are links to the survey are below:

Are you a road user?

Fill in my survey below to let me know what you think of our local roads

Click here to fill in my survey

I know how important our roads are to everyday life in South Cambridgeshire.

The government understands that it is essential all road users can move about freely and safely.  It is providing Cambridgeshire with £27.7 million for road maintenance between 2022 and 2025, with over £2 billion spent on improving the A14 and A428. This is on top of the hundreds of millions it has given to the Greater Cambridge Partnership, County Council and Combined Authority to improve local transport.

But anyone who has driven or cycled around Cambridgeshire recently will have seen that the state of our roads is declining rapidly.

There have also been major proposals by local transport authorities to introduce congestion charging in Cambridge and more recently, to reclassify our local road network, which could result in many roads being closed to cars. Last year, we saw a local policy to stop killing weeds on the roads and pavements. I would like to understand how you feel about the way our local roads are being managed.

I know that these issues matter to you. Your feedback is the only way I can be sure I’m championing your interests. How do you use our roads? Are you concerned about road charging? What do you think about the condition of our local roads? Scroll down to share your experiences and concerns – it will only take a few minutes. I hope you will share your views on this vital topic

Take my survey here

 

Celebrating Ruth Bond’s 25 years as a Lay Preacher

/in News /by Andrew Martin

On Sunday morning (21st April 2024) the congregation at St Peter’s Church witnessed the celebration of Ruth Bond’s 25 years service  as a Licensed Lay Preacher (Lay Reader).

Ruth Bond 25 years 2024

Ruth Bond 25 years 2024

 

18 Bus Timetable Change

/in News /by Andrew Martin

Whippet bus company have made some small changes to the timetable for the 18 bus. The bus will be leaving St Neots earlier in the morning because of delays on A428 especially during school terms. The timetable can be downloaded.

 

 

Local Nature Recovery Strategies Survey

/in News /by Andrew Martin

Dear All

We have been asked to share the following information, this lines with our Net Zero, climate ambition so we would be grateful if you could share with your communities, just in time for the Easter break!

 

Have your say about nature in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough!

 

Our area is one of the most nature depleted in England and your response to the surveys below will help develop a strategy to help our county to become a world-class environment where both nature and people can thrive. Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) will set priorities for nature recovery across England.  Your input will help to identify existing habitats and species which are important to conserve, as well as opportunities to increase biodiversity and create a landscape more resilient to climate change and other environmental pressures.

 

Whether you are an individual that cares about nature in your local area or you are a local group or organisation that has an interest in nature recovery, we would like to hear your thoughts and ideas to help shape nature recovery in our county.

 

LNRS survey for individuals – https://forms.office.com/e/gz7th9AkkE

 

LNRS survey for local groups and organisations – https://forms.office.com/e/2ddKrVgDMV

 

Please visit the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LNRS website for further information and sign up to their newsletter for more regular updates.

 

Please note the deadline for responses is Friday 5th April.

 

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Gabriella, her contact details are below.

 

Gabriella Yeomans

Local Nature Recovery Strategy Officer

T: 01223 518740 | M:07776858976

Email: ku.vog.erihsegdirbmac@snamoeY.alleirbaG
New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, PE28 4YE

Land Interest Questionnaires EWR

/in News /by Andrew Martin

Has anyone been contacted by East West Rail and been asked to complete a Land Interest Questionnaire? If so Barton Parish Council would like to know if anyone in our Parish has been asked to complete one. Please contact the Clerk.

Annual Parish Meeting of Barton Parish Council

/in News /by Shelley Arora-Tailby

This year’s Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 18th April, 7:30pm at Barton Village Hall. 

All residents are warmly invited to attend. Refreshments will be laid out from 7:00 pm and drinks and nibbles will be available at the end. The meeting agenda is provided in the attachments below.

There will be an opportunity for residents and village organisations to ask questions to the PC during the open forum. Feel free to send through any questions to the Clerk ahead of the meeting. Priority will be given to questions submitted by 10am on the day.

Any village organisations wishing to address the meeting are also very welcome to do so. Please contact the Clerk to let them know.

We hope to see many of you there.

Stop Blocking Pavements

/in News /by Andrew Martin

A man, woman and dog were nearly hit by a taxi at the end of the High Street.

It may seem that parking on a pavement is a good idea to allow space for other road users, but no thought is given to pedestrians. This spot on High Street is at a busy junction and on a bend. Vehicles should not be parking there in any case. Use the car park at Luk Thai or park higher up High Street on the road.

Combined Authority EV Survey

/in News /by Andrew Martin

Good evening

 

The Combined Authority has launched a survey asking the public to share their views on electric vehicles (EVs) and how best to meet the need for more charging points across the region.

 

With the transition away from petrol and diesel vehicles affecting everyone – whether they drive an EV or not – we’re encouraging as many people as possible to have a say. Please share the survey among your community noticeboards, publications and channels to help more people to take part.

 

Working with Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, we are developing an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy and will be applying to the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund to help build more charge points.

 

The Combined Authority wants to make sure they are planned for in the right way, informed by people’s views.

The Combined Authority’s vision for charging points is:

 

“For everyone in the region to have the necessary electric vehicle charging infrastructure available in the right place at the time they need. This charging infrastructure will be high quality, safe , affordable, environmentally sustainable and accessible. “

 

The survey only takes five minutes and can be found here, along with further information: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/ev-charging/.

 

People have until March 26, 2024, to take the survey before it closes.

 

You can download our survey poster for sharing within your community and networks. There is a QR code linking to the survey.

 

For those who prefer to email feedback, use ku.vog.ac-hguorobreteperihsegdirbmac@tropsnart

 

For responding by post, request a hard copy of the survey by emailing ku.vog.ac-hguorobreteperihsegdirbmac@tropsnart or call 01480 277180.

 

You can also read our news post about the survey here: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/news/call-for-views-on-electric-vehicles-and-planning-for-more-charging-points/

 

Thank you in advance for any support you can give in sharing this survey.

Combined Authority Transport Team